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| Claire Sugden formally appointed NI justice minister | |
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| Independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden has become Northern Ireland's new justice minister. | |
| Ms Sugden, 29, an assembly member for East Londonderry, succeeds Alliance Party leader David Ford, who turned down the job. | |
| Her appointment means that Northern Ireland's Executive can now be formed. | Her appointment means that Northern Ireland's Executive can now be formed. |
| NI Secretary Theresa Villiers had that warned unless a justice minister was appointed by Wednesday fresh assembly elections would have to be held. | NI Secretary Theresa Villiers had that warned unless a justice minister was appointed by Wednesday fresh assembly elections would have to be held. |
| The other ministries have been announced in the past few minutes - First Minister Arlene Foster nominated her DUP colleague Simon Hamilton as minister for the economy and Peter Weir as minister for education. | |
| Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness nominated Sinn Fein's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir as minister for finance and Chris Hazzard as minister for infrastructure. | |
| The Ulster Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and Green Party are to form an opposition at Stormont, meaning the rest of the executive will be made up by Democratic Unionist and Sinn Féin MLAs. | |
| Shortly after the announcement about Ms Sugden's appointment, First Minister Arlene Foster tweeted the DUP's ministerial team for the new executive. | Shortly after the announcement about Ms Sugden's appointment, First Minister Arlene Foster tweeted the DUP's ministerial team for the new executive. |
| It will be made up of Alastair Ross, Michelle McIlveen, Paul Givan, Simon Hamilton and Peter Weir. | It will be made up of Alastair Ross, Michelle McIlveen, Paul Givan, Simon Hamilton and Peter Weir. |
| Mrs Foster said: "This is a good day for Northern Ireland, the people will have a government in place today." | Mrs Foster said: "This is a good day for Northern Ireland, the people will have a government in place today." |
| She added: "Martin [McGuinness] and I are delighted that Claire has agreed to be the new justice minister for the new mandate." | She added: "Martin [McGuinness] and I are delighted that Claire has agreed to be the new justice minister for the new mandate." |
| Ms Sugden said that, while it would be a huge challenge, she felt she was "up to it". | Ms Sugden said that, while it would be a huge challenge, she felt she was "up to it". |
| "As Martin and Arlene said, this is an opportunity for me, not only for me, but for the people of my constituency and the people of Northern Ireland. | "As Martin and Arlene said, this is an opportunity for me, not only for me, but for the people of my constituency and the people of Northern Ireland. |
| "I am a progressive person, I do look forward to working with my executive colleagues." | "I am a progressive person, I do look forward to working with my executive colleagues." |
| Deputy First Minister Mr McGuinness, who formally nominated Ms Sugden, added: "She is a very impressive young woman, a very progressive young woman someone who I think clearly understands the need to be a minister for everybody within our community." | |
| However, Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt described Ms Sugden's appointment as a "corruption of the Good Friday Agreement". | |
| "With one seat in the assembly, you get a seat at the executive table," he said. | |
| "No wonder the Ulster Unionist Party opposed the devolution of policing and justice." | |
| SDLP leader Colum Eastwood also said Ms Sugden's appointment was a corruption of the d'Hondt voting system for the Northern Ireland Executive. | |
| He added: "It's very clear to our electorate that this is a position for which no nationalist must apply." | |
| Announcing that his party would be going into opposition, Green Party leader Steven Agnew said it was no secret that his party had previously taken part in discussions about accepting the justice post. | |
| "We were very clear that we would only serve in government if we felt we could progress our agenda, if we thought we could achieve more in government than out of government. | |
| "But I think the reality was our agenda was completely different from the DUP's and Sinn Fein's which is why I'm delighted that myself and Claire Bailey will be in opposition." |